Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2897)
The bill amends Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act to classify employment of persons under 18 in tobacco-related agriculture as oppressive child labor. It prohibits employees under 18 from having direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves and removes tobacco-related agriculture from certain prior exceptions in the child-labor prohibition language.
Progressives emphasize child health and anti-exploitation protections.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused statutory amendment that clearly states the objective to classify tobacco-related agricultural employment of minors as oppressive child labor and attempts to do so by amending 29 U.S.C. 203(l).
The bill amends Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act to classify employment of persons under 18 in tobacco-related agriculture as oppressive child labor.
It prohibits employees under 18 from having direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves and removes tobacco-related agriculture from certain prior exceptions in the child-labor prohibition language.
Targeted child-safety measure with limited fiscal cost but faces organized agricultural pushback and lacks compromise provisions.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused statutory amendment that clearly states the objective to classify tobacco-related agricultural employment of minors as oppressive child labor and attempts to do so by amending 29 U.S.C. 203(l).
Progressives emphasize child health and anti-exploitation protections.
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Progressives emphasize child health and anti-exploitation protections.
Likely strongly supportive.
The bill closes a gap that allowed children to work directly with tobacco plants, addressing known health and exploitation concerns.
Advocates would press for strong enforcement and supports for affected families.
Generally favorable but pragmatic and cautious.
Supports child-safety goals while wanting clear definitions, phased implementation, and measures to avoid undue burdens on small farms and seasonal labor markets.
Likely opposed or skeptical.
Views this as federal overreach into agriculture and family labor choices, raising concerns about farmer economic impacts and burdensome regulation.
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Targeted child-safety measure with limited fiscal cost but faces organized agricultural pushback and lacks compromise provisions.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize child health and anti-exploitation protections.
Targeted child-safety measure with limited fiscal cost but faces organized agricultural pushback and lacks compromise provisions.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused statutory amendment that clearly states the objective to classify tobacco-related agricultural employment of minors as oppressive child labor and attempt…
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